Languedoc-Roussillon
Sign in to saveLanguedoc-Roussillon (; ; ) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and bordered the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées towards the north, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean Sea towards the south. It was the southernmost region of mainland France.
AI overview
Languedoc-Roussillon was a former administrative region in southern France that bordered Spain, Andorra, and the Mediterranean Sea, making it mainland France's southernmost region. In 2016, it merged with the neighboring region of Midi-Pyrénées to form a new region called Occitania.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Region of France
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Arms of the French Region of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Région Languedoc-Roussillon logo.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 75px
- Settlement.image_map
- Languedoc-Roussillon in France.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.extinct_title
- Dissolved
- Settlement.extinct_date
- 2016-01-01
- Settlement.seat_type
Article
21 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Population
- Religion
- Geography
- Politics
- Culture
- Language
- Literature
- Music
- Wine
- Sport
- Notable people
- Writers
- Illustrators
- Singers
- Comedians
- Major communities
- See also
- References
- External links
Languedoc-Roussillon (; ; ) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and bordered the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées towards the north, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean Sea towards the south. It was the southernmost region of mainland France.
==Toponymy== The first part of the name of the province of Languedoc-Roussillon comes from the French ("language of "), and is also a historical region. In southern France, the word for yes was the Occitan language word . Prior to the 16th century, the central area of France was referred to as , there the word for yes was in Old French, later becoming . These old place names referred to the areas where Occitan and Old French were spoken. The Edict of Villers-Cotterets made French the official national language in 1539. Roussillon was the name of the medieval County of Roussillon.